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Muerte y fortuna by Margaret Owen

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njw13's review against another edition

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adventurous mysterious slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.25

readingrobin's review against another edition

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adventurous mysterious medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

Morally flexible characters trying to be better in a world where everything is against them to be so are my bread and butter. I was so invested in Owen's world and characters where everything felt so big and complex yet still comprehensible. Ragne was a delight and Vanya's cat and mouse dynamic with Emeric was adorable. The relationships took a natural time to develop right alongside the characters' motivations and aspirations. The book had a feeling of being just enough, whether regarding the plot, character dynamics, pace, and worldbuilding. Definitely going to continue with this one.

lilmxknit's review against another edition

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adventurous dark emotional mysterious medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

lis_allenwalker's review against another edition

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5.0

I’ll be honest. I don’t remember most of the books I read this year (I had a March-October reading slump) so I’m saying this with the confidence of someone who has a crap memory at best: THIS WAS THE BEST BOOK OF MY YEAR.

Margaret Owen was a new find for me in 2021. I read and loved The Merciful Crow and The Faithless Hawk. Little Thieves was even better than her first two - a new world and characters but the same incredible plotting and (what I’m coining) Owen’s signature wit and sarcasm in her characters (I would die for Ragne at this point). I haven’t laughed out loud in a book in a long time (or cried either for that matter). I did both. Oh and the slow burn romance y’all? Here for it.

I think the final line of her acknowledgments perfectly sums up this book for me “and lastly to all the terrible girls. It’s a lie. You deserve the world.”

READ THIS BOOK. IT IS SO GOOD.